The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-06
TW0@CONFERENCES
BEING uaLD AT pARKEnspuno. u
Tho forty.FIrst West Virginia NJ. II. Cor Tor.
onGo and tho Convention OF ths African
4 NJ. ". chureh-what was Done Yes.
torday-The Future Programme. &
Special Dispa.ch 10 Ns Ia.e,Iice,..csr

business sessions Of the Forty. Grst West
Virginia NJ. L. Conference began this
morning, Bishop Thomas Bowman pro.
alding. Bishop Randolph Foster was OK.
peetsd to proalde, but ho is not able TO
be hero. Bishop Bowman will preside in
hia stead. The annual conference sermon
was preached last night by Rev. Mr..
Lskint Preeidlng Elder OF the Oakland
district. 1t was y "sanctiO Ocst!on" sermon.
advocating the doctrine OF perlecs purity.
The annual missionary uermon wa,
preached tonight by Rev. ]. H. Jordan,
Of Buckhannon, 70 very large audience.
To-day wan devoted to appointing com.
mittoeu and hearing the reports Of pr, pre-.
siding elders until P. NJ. s8Os5i
The officers Of the Conference are 1l aa
follows: Secretary, w. G.. ReeholdafIer:
Assistants, N. F. Dryden 7'nnd'H s. I, :
Lamblyn; Journal Secretary, E. II. Ir-
win; Railroad Secretary, = Joseph II.
Feather; Statistical Secretary, 8. E, Jones:
Aaeiatsnto. J. Fl. Hess, y. B. Graham and
y. L. Ash; Treaau rer,J. L. Clark. 'ssi;f,iIlE
In the unavoidable abeencs Of Bishop
Foster, no one could have been chose n to
take his place more acceptable to tho min.
istera than the venerable Bishop Bowman,
Ho is the senior Bishop OF the church
since the death OF the silver-tonsued
Simpson. He is patriarcha in appearance,
easy In mannor, and prenides with dig
nifty and grace that wins all hearts. 'tI'
Ihis afternoon complimentary resolu-
tlon Waa presented on tho names OF Rev,
". Gideon Martin aud Rev. Dr., J, L.
C!afS, VINO have each served moro than
liisy years III the ministry and arc mora
than three ecore years and ten OF age. A
motion to superanuuate them with a etip-
ulated salary during the remainder Of their
lives WAS tabled. I3I ',s'
THE MICRO QUESTION.
DR.. Hartzsll addressed the CcpieYence
in very iorcibls manor in the intersot
Of the Freodman's Aid Society. In the,
course Of his remarks be referred 10 the
appalling fact that the West. Virginia
Me!hodists, numbering fifty thousand,
have no educational institution under
the control Of the church, and emphasized
tho necessity of puahing the Conference
Seminary. Ia - . a Z. :" -
8tln speaking Of the negro question, and
the erroneous ideas that have been ad-
vaIcsd Tor i.s solution, he brought down
tho house In referring to the idea OF aend-
ing the black millions back to Africa. He
sa1d i've hundred black children were
born IN this country every twenty-four
hours, and therefore ship bearing five
hundred would have to leave for Africa
every day at n con. n 12t5;7 a5I;,77 y n m ]
Inc time OF the mesiipga Of tho staud-
ing commltteea was announced by the
various chairmen, and also the examining
committees. .ss-5 -, - %. .
eaterdsy evening the Rev. @. q. La.
KIN, Presdlng Elder of the Oakland dis
is:ct, preached the Conference eermor
from Matthew s.: As. hen he wes about
mlnWay 10 big sermon the gas, from somo
cause, suddenly went out, and it WAS fully
ten minutes before light was restored
Meanwhile the preacher kept up his ser.
mon, and the audience remained auiet
and attentive. l!ae NJ ','-''. IL. eS'T''
The Bishop and the Presiding Elders
aeld their first meeting this afternoon
rom TO o'clock at the residence Of ex-
Gov. Boremsn. n ;.1sI :. - Y. -. i, =.
49, 80 hAS<aES SdpAtA CONFERENCE, ,F.ifI
Rev. Dr.. Campbell, Of Philadelphia,
preeides over the African NJ. sE. Church
Conferences, which began its session here
to-day. The Conference sermon was
presched tonight by Rev. J. N. Hess, OF
rltusville, Pa, and DR.. Hartzell, Of Gin
clnnatl, also made an address. it55f
Both Conferences are Aourishiuq, and
the city is full Of minietera. /. Vi 800
The following programme Of the even
ing services Tor this week is announced:
Thursday night-Educational Anniyar-
sary: Address by Rev. O. H. Payne, D.
D., President Of Ohio Wesleyan Universi--
ty; Rev. Il. e. Norcross, D. D., PRECEDENT
Of Plttshusgh Female College, and others,
Friday, night-ChuYch Extension An
niversary; Address by Rev. W. A. spon-
Ger, D..D,, Assistant Secretary OF tho
Church Extension Society, and othera. b
1. Saturday night-Amendment League
temperance mas meeting. Speakers not
known. i555's 'ig5s;gl 5f.s,7:,I 75I.Y ~, z
Dr., J. H: Vincent will opoak at four
O'Clock on Thursday afternoon on Sunday